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The art of contentment, by the author of The whole duty of man, &c. [Three lines from Psalms]
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Am 1753 A11 Api753 C31
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681 11139
- Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, -1679 13281, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 93, 84-133 [i.e. 143], [1] p. ; 8°.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia] : Oxford: printed. Philadelphia: Reprinted and sold by James Chattin, in Church-Alley, 1753.
- Notes:
- "No absolute certainty has yet been reached regarding the authorship of 'The whole duty of man ..' The preponderance of opinion, however, is heavily in favour of Dr. Allestree .." Cf. Halkett & Laing. Attributed by Evans to Lady Dorothy Coventry Pakington, and Hildeburn to Henry Venn.
- Title vignette.
- Error in paging: p. 94-143 misnumbered 84-120, 122, 122-133.
- Local Notes:
- HSP in LCP.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 7083
- Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 1331
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